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SINGAPORE - The Central Provident Fund (CPF) website and e-services will not be available from 9pm on Friday night (Nov 8) to 8am on Monday (Nov 11). This is to enable the board to strengthen its website and e-services, said the board in a news release.
Get the full story from The Straits Times.
Here is the full statement from CPF:
The CPF Board will be carrying out preventive maintenance on its website and e-services as part of its continual enhanced vigilance efforts.
The CPF website and e-services will not be available from tonight, 9pm to Monday, 11 November 2013, 8am. This is to enable CPFB to undertake measures to strengthen its website and e-services.
Members and employers can visit any of the service centres located at Bishan, Jurong, Tampines and Woodlands during office hours for urgent assistance.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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Hopefully our CDP accounts are safe.....
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I wonder why even with the latest technology and brains the system is still hackable.
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11-11-2013, 08:38 AM
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(11-11-2013, 08:02 AM)countonme Wrote: I wonder why even with the latest technology and brains the system is still hackable.
Govt websites are likely to be outsourced to vendors like NCS, IBM etc.
may not have the best brains or latest technology.
These hackings may be the test of SG cyber-security defence. To see if the team is really good or 'Jia Liao Bi" hahaha.
I think what is more scary, is the SG courts + all-covering Computer Misuse Act. These hackers if caught, will kenna jialat jialat.
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Have the hackers been arrested ?
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i never really "trust" anything in the cyber world. i try my best to keep important UTD records of financial matter (aka CDP, CPF, Bank Accounts) in my thumb drives. Never on my computers. Though i am just a nobody.
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1) Rule # 1, do not lose money.
2) Rule # 2, refer to # 1.
3) Not until you can manage your emotions, you can manage your money.
Truism of Investments.
A) Buying a security is buying RISK not Return
B) You can control RISK (to a certain level, hopefully only.) But definitely not the outcome of the Return.
NB:-
My signature is meant for psychoing myself. No offence to anyone. i am trying not to lose money unnecessary anymore.
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(11-11-2013, 08:41 AM)valueinvestor Wrote: Have the hackers been arrested ?
If 1 hacker in SG, relatively easier to catch coz GLCs owned all the fibre optics cables OUT of the country. All ISP owned by GLCs.
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Our PM already gave stern warning to hackers that he would spare no effort to go after them, that was a serious challenge to the hacker(s).
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Quote: i try my best to keep important UTD records of financial matter (aka CDP, CPF, Bank Accounts) in my thumb drives
The windows OS will probably cache your files somewhere.
For safe keeping of information, a Network Attached Storage with minimum RAID 1 configuration is a better solution. (Nowsaday 1TB NAS raid 1 can be bought for less than $500.) Thumb drives will go bonk anytime.
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Hmm...!
Thanks for the tips. Is using cleaning software enough to clear and clean all traces in the computer?
WB:-
1) Rule # 1, do not lose money.
2) Rule # 2, refer to # 1.
3) Not until you can manage your emotions, you can manage your money.
Truism of Investments.
A) Buying a security is buying RISK not Return
B) You can control RISK (to a certain level, hopefully only.) But definitely not the outcome of the Return.
NB:-
My signature is meant for psychoing myself. No offence to anyone. i am trying not to lose money unnecessary anymore.
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